Mary Mitchell Westall Large

Background

Large, Mary Mitchell Westall was born on July 20, 1916 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James and Mary Mitchell (Wiley) Westall.

Education

AB summa cum laude, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1936; Master of Arts, Columbia University, New York City, 1937; student, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1973-1974.

Career

With sales department Bamberger's Store, Newark, 1937. Advertising researcher Vick Chemical Company, New York City, 1937—1940. Substitute teacher, tutor Hunterdon County Schools, New Jersey, 1946—1973.

Guest speaker Girl Scouts United States of America, 1999.

Achievements

• Mary Mitchell Westall Large has been listed as a noteworthy Volunteer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Girl Scouts American, since 1944, board directors, Rolling Hills Council, 1970, president, Rolling Hills Council, 1960—1962, president, Flemington, New Jersey, 1952—1954. Director education 1st Alexandria Presbyterian Church, Mount Pleasant, New Jersey, 1974—1976. Elder Presbyterian Church, since 1959.

Board directors, mission council Presbytery of New Brunswick, New Jersey. Various other committees. Member Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: hospital volunteering, teaching, public speaking, reading, writing.

Connections

Married Edwin Kirk Large Junior, September 4, 1937. Children: Marianne M. Large Newman, Catherine L. O'Shea, John R. Large.

Father:

James Westall

Mother:

Mary Mitchell (Wiley) Westall

Spouse:

Edwin Kirk Large Junior

child:

John R. Large

child:

Catherine L. O'Shea Large

child:

Marianne M. Large Newman Large